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Colony Name
Hirifa
Atoll
Tahanea Atoll
EEZ
French Polynesian EEZ
Island Name
Hirifa
Coordinates
16° 57.533' S, 144° 43.983' W
Species Period Count Derivation Breeding Status Data Source Data Quality
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
(Sulidae)
2003
March
(Breeding)
55 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
(Fregatidae)
2003
March
(Breeding)
60 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
(Fregatidae)
2003
March
(Breeding)
310 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
(Sulidae)
2003
March
(Unknown)
3 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Data Deficient
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Common White Tern
Gygis alba
(Laridae)
2003
March
(Breeding)
560 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Greater crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
(Laridae)
2003
March
(Unknown)
84 Individuals
Observed
Data Deficient
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
(Sulidae)
1989
March, April
(Common)
Probable
Poor
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
(Laridae)
2003
March
(Breeding)
540 Individuals
Estimated (directly)
Confirmed
Good
Survey Breeding Notes
Atoll Level Record (Exact Island Unknown)